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Sweet 16 Parent’s PrayerThere was a time not long agoWhen you were more like meMy Momma cooking cookie doughAnd Autumns fresh with apple treesSo much hope and shinning promiseOn a magic carpet of fallen leavesWith my best friend Marie GabrellaDiscussing true love in which we both believed.Hearing voices from the school groundsAs we turned down Brook AvenueThen seeing such happy facesThrough chain links against sky azure blue.And I sigh at the thought of such beautySo far away like a thin fragile dream Wishing with all of my tenderized heartSuch treasures for your Sweet 16.Please remember that love lives in momentsAnd moments rush by like soft breezeDon’t be shy when your heart wants to touch those close byBut build your life on such sweet memories.9/30/2010

The Class of Sweet
‘16

I know they told me

How to do school

And I learned so well

The ten thousand rules

Got down how to dress

Matching pieces for less

Presenting pleasant fronts

Avoiding fashion mess

Was taught how to speak

Conjugating verbs in a heap

But left with nothing nice to say

Kept quiet the lady like way

Now I look back

On my sweet 16 years

Why no school for love

Why no school for tears

I know how to cook

Can write a great phrase

But how does one love

Is there a curve on that grade

As I stretch out my arms

And reach for my friend

Let our gap in education

Be our common hearts mend.

The Sweet Princess
Twins

Where all the world oceans met

Crystal blue waters merged as one

Sat Neptune’s golden kingdom

Lit by filtered light rays from the sun.

Twas a special day down deep

All the decorations set

For the two princesses Sweet 16

A day the Kingdom wouldn’t soon forget.

Invitations went out by sea horse

Across the seven seas

And oh so many flocked to join

Including dolphins and mermaid ferries.

The Cathedral was lit by Starfish

An old Sea Turtle said the Mass

Then the Sweet Princesses filed out the door

To a chariot of Aqua Marine glass.

The dinner was exquisite

All the fine speeches had been made

The girls rose up from their princess thrones

Which were made from Chinese jade.

Reciting a poem to their mom and dad

Thanking them for all the years of love

Promising to follow True Love’s path

Whether deep at sea or living up above.

Formalities now were over

Neptune left his royal throne

And took the princesses by their hands

Leading them to the center of the room.

He danced with one while the other watched

Teary eyed guests smiled with delight

Then the other princess got her turn

On that magical Sweet 16 night.

Music changed to a an elegant waltz

Charming Princes filed onto the floor

Their romantic dance was so fresh and pure

The guests clapped and shouted for more.

Now the night was over

The royal ballroom and dance floor bare

But both princesses had dreams that night

Reliving the whole affair.

Wish Upon a Sweet
16 Star

When night has fallen
And the soul is moved
Silent wishes are made
In sacred solitude.